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It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue.

Quote by Charles Babbage about education, science

That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not an opinion originating with me, but is shared by many, and has been expressed by higher authority than mine.

Quote by Charles Babbage about opinion, authority, science

We cannot neglect the unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers of America who need ample and widespread funding for federal job training services.

Quote by Joe Baca about workers, need

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart....

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about dark, heart, spirit

I neglected my appearance, my health, and I could not...

I neglected my appearance, my health, and I could not summon interest for any pleasure.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell about interest, pleasure

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about value, action, virtue, truth, life

It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. It's a quality to be proud of. But it's a quality that many people seem to have neglected.

Quote by Gerald R. Ford about quality, proudness, nation, people

I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased...

I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about man

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about life

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.

Quote by William Penn about opinion, being, things, good, good luck, life

A man should never neglect his family for business.

A man should never neglect his family for business.

Quote by Walt Disney about affair, family, man

I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I may offer advice to the young laboratory worker, it would be this - never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening.

Quote by Alexander Fleming about medicine, workers, influence, advice, chance

We are guilty of many errors and many faults but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is...

Quote by Gabriela Mistral about children, being, error, blood, name, crime, criminals, need, rightness, things

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